The May Rally celebrated the Kentucky Derby and the coaches
began to arrive on a beautiful day on Thursday. The campground, Follow the
River, proved to be an excellent site for the weekend activities. The large sites and fantastic meeting room
enhanced the planned events. That
evening the members went to Mo's Steakhouse and later were treated to popcorn and the movie, “The Long, Long,
Trailer”. Even though it is an older
movie it highlights many of the misfortunes that have happened to many of
us. It was interesting to see so many
laughing and punching their spouses in the ribs when they saw situations that
they too had found themselves in.
Friday began with a pitch-in breakfast and no one went away
hungry. The food was delicious. Those attending had the day to choose from
many interesting points of interest in Vevay including two museums, many small
shops, one of the oldest hardware stores in Indiana, Markland locks and Belterra
Casino. In the evening members enjoyed a
“haystack dinner” which included just about everything except the kitchen sink. The club was lucky that the stormy weather
held off so that members could enjoy carriage rides and live music.
The next day Nancy Ruster prepared her homemade donuts and
Hoosier Cruisers left at 8:15 for the Power Plant tour. The plant was built in the mid 1950’s and
continues to produce electricity from coal.
It burns 100 train car loads of coal a day. The guide shared many interesting facts
including a bomb shelter was built below the control center. Two additional tours were available including
a behind the scenes tour of the Lanier Mansion and a tour of the
Shrewsbury-Windle House. In the evening
the group watched the Kentucky Derby on a big screen TV. Those attending got in the spirit of the
derby by wearing “Derby Hats”. The day concluded with a horse race. Each person had a horse that they had to move
along a track. It was an activity that
was filled with raucous laughter as players exchanged places with opponents or
moved to the head of the pack. Winners
were given prizes for their efforts.
The rally concluded with a church service at the Markland
Baptist Church which is a little white clapboard church.
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